Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Trump is going to create a cryptocurrency reserve. Here's how that would actually work
President Trump has established a cryptocurrency reserve. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bloomberg reporter Zeke Faux about what it's intended to do, and why it may not work that way.
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Trump wants to extend his 2017 tax cuts. An economist explains what that would do
The Trump administration wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elena Patel, a professor at the University of Utah, who warns they will dramatically grow the deficit.
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NPR investigation finds a widespread culture of abuse in federal court system
An NPR investigation finds problems with the federal court system and a deep culture of fear about reporting judges for abusive behavior and sexual harassment.
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Outbreak Voices: Looking back on COVID-19, 5 years since it was declared a pandemic
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 5 years ago this week. We ask 3 people who shared their experiences in our series "Outbreak Voices" about how they think of those years today.
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'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' explores the culture of silence around sexual assault
The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy about the movie.
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The egg shortage hasn't impacted Canada. Small farms may have something to do with it
While Americans wrestle with a costly egg shortage, eggs are still plentiful and affordable in Canada. Our northern neighbors have been less hard hit by the avian flu outbreak.
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Trump is getting pushback from an unlikely place — the conservative media
With consumer confidence plunging and investors dumping stocks, the tone of the conservative media towards President Donald Trump and his economic policies has shifted.
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Tim Walz is touring Republican-held congressional districts in Iowa and Nebraska
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is holding town halls in Republican-held Congressional districts in Iowa and Nebraska this weekend, highlighting opposition to the Trump administration.
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How Trump's tariffs are shaping the economy
What kind of economy is President Trump trying to bring about through the use and threat of tariffs? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses possible Trump goals with White House reporter, Danielle Kurtzleben.
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Sunday Puzzle: Celebrity jeopardy
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Nancy Patula, of Palm Harbor, Florida, along with Weekend Edition puzzle master, Will Shortz.
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An animation breakthrough makes it possible to more accurately illustrates Black hair
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.
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A new book follows two key figures in the global tradition of the occult
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Raphael Cormack about his new book, "Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age: A Forgotten History of the Occult."
